_ January 17, 1952 B. é LUMBER WORKER Bakery Pickets Outwit Spies Labor Councils, representing both CCL and TLC trade unions in the Greater Vancouver area were this week outspoken in their vigorous support of the Bakery Workers’ 10-weeks-old strike at the National Biscuit and Confection Co, Ltd., Vancouver, Warm commendation was given the manner in which the strikers on picket duty had outwitted company spies in their attempt to break he strike. F : Strikebreakers, masquerading labor leaders, were smartly out-witted by the use of conceal- ed microphones and a recording machine installed by the Union. The ensuing melodramatic expo- sure, completely routed employ- ers’ stooges, and brought morale on the picket line to a new high. Threats of Violence Threats of violence against the recording technicians caused the Union to place the tape recording in a safety deposit vault after it was played back to an apprecia- tive group of trade unionists. Value placed up on the recorded evidence by Union officials is that, in their opinion, it clearly indi- cates a well-financed attempt by employers across the Dominion to smash any determined strike action. FARM-LABOR UNITY is discussed by farm and trade union leaders as the issues sharpen in provin- ||| cial politics. (Front row, left) David Stupich, farmer, Vancouver Island;-John Bibbie, Okanagan PF ne : § Valley, rancher. (Back row, left) Jim Bury, Secretary, Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland Labor Council; John Snowsell, Member of B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association, Kelowna; Tom Alsbury, Presi- dent, Vancouver Trades and Labor Council. (inset) George Mitchell, President Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland Labor Council, who has recently addressed farm gatherings on labor-farmer relations. GET A McCULLOCH POWER CHAIN SAW Demonstration Teday | SEE LEMERY DISTRIBUTORS LTD. when they learned that every word of the conversation had been recorded by means of hid- den microphones, Net result of their plot was increased militancy on the picket line. $ Strike developed at National Biscuit and Confection Co. Ltd., wholly owned subsidiary of George Weston Ltd., when the company rejected the majority report of a Conciliation Board recommending a wage increase of 25 cents, Management, represented at he hearings of the Board by Walter Owen, K.C., contended ‘ a that the company could not give BAKERY WORKERS ON STRIKE steadily maintain their picket | @nY consideration to improvment lines at National Biscuit and Confection Co. Ltd., Vancouver, after |9f the sub-standard wages paid ten weeks’ struggle. in the plant. Sweat-shop Wages union, All could be arranged, they claimed, through their direct long distance connection with the head The strikers at National Bis- euit and Confection Co. Ltd. were The Bakery Workers’ Union submitted that wages had been increased by only 4% cents an Canadian Distributors first approached at their homes by two men, representing them- selves as officials of the Dominion Labor Unions. They sought to weaken morale on the picket line with the arguments that the strike was hopeless, because of company plays, and the possibil- ity of manufacture of Red Arrow products elsewhere. Exposure The strikers quickly detected the ruse, and invited the agents to attend a house meeting, pre- sumably formed of malcontents. The masqueraders agreed to at- tend, when given the assurance that they would be protected against any violence. At the meeting they disclosed full knowledge of the strike de- pepments secured from the office of George Weston Ltd., parent company of the Van- couver subsidiary, They urged repudiation of the Union, and im- Mediate return to work. ~ _ As an inducement, they prom- ised to get a wage increase a amounting a mere fraction of the _ Strikers’ demands, and if neces- _ Sary organize a rival company hour since 1948, and during this period the parent company had reported exceptional profits. Starting wages for female workers were report€d as 72% cents an hour and for men, 92%. Support of the strike has beén given by the central labor bodies of Vancouver. « office, 220 West Ist Ave. Vancouver 10, B.C. or your nearest B.C, dealer Red-faced Retreat Their persuasive eloquence sub- sided into mere stuttering when they discovered that the strikers had invited Business Agent Mel Kemmis to attend. 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